The Red Arrows will be performing a display at Blackpool Airshow this weekend and on their way to the event, the RAF pilots will fly over other parts of the north west.

An impressive display is always on the cards when the Red Arrows are in town as they twist and turn through the air with their red, white and blue smoke trailing behind them.

Whether you’re going to the Blackpool Airshow or not, you could catch a glimpse of them over the next few days.

So, if you’d like to know where and when you can spot the Red Arrows flying through the sky, look no further.

Exact times for seeing the Red Arrows over Lancashire

Blackpool Airshow will take place on August 10 and 11 but the Red Arrows will be in the skies from August 9 as they make their way to Lancashire.

It’s important to note that these timings and routes could change because of the weather or for another reason.

See the Red Arrows in Lancashire on August 9

On August 9, the Red Arrows will be travelling from RAF Odiham to Blackpool Airport Transit and they’ll do the Wendover Flypast, according to the Military Airshows website.

They will be flying north of Great Eccleston at 5.26pm and north of Wesham at 5.27pm before flying over Blackpool at 5.29pm.

See the Red Arrows in Lancashire on August 10

On August 10, the Red Arrows will perform a display at Blackpool Airshow at 2pm and will start their journey from Blackpool at 1.49pm.

They will be north west of Southport at 1.51pm and they’ll fly west of Burscough at 1.52pm.

At 1.54pm, they will fly east of Horwich and two minutes later at 1.56pm, they will fly west of Langho.

The Red Arrows will fly south of Esprick at 1.59pm before arriving at Blackpool Airshow at 2pm.

At 2.24pm, they will be oversea and you might spot them flying over Blackpool again at 2.25pm.

Later that day, the Red Arrows will leave Blackpool at 5.42pm as they make their way to Edinburgh for the Military Tattoo Flypast.

At 5.44pm, they will be in the vicinity of Cleveleys before heading further north to Cumbria and Scotland. They will return to Blackpool at 6.38pm.

See the Red Arrows in Lancashire on August 11

On August 11, the Red Arrows will set off from Blackpool at 4.49pm and fly north west of Southport at 4.51pm and west of Burscough at 4.52pm.

Then they will fly east of Horwich at 4.54pm, west of Langho at 4.56pm and south of Esprick at 4.59pm.

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The Red Arrows will arrive at Blackpool Airshow to do their display at 5pm.

They will be overseas at 5.24pm and flying over Blackpool at 5.25pm.

Later that day, the Red Arrows will fly from Blackpool at 7.25pm as they make their way to RAF Waddington for 7.50pm.

They will fly west of Cleveleys at 7.27pm and north west of Sawley at 7.31pm.